Sasi FERA case deferred to July 16

When the case came up before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) S Malarmathi, copies of the Madras High Court order allowing Sasikala to appear through video-conferencing from Bengaluru prison was submitted to the court.

Since she had sought that the questions to be asked to her should be in Tamil, the court adjourned the case to July 16 to prepare the Tamil translation of the questions.

During the last hearing on May 13, she was asked to appear before the ACMM on Tuesday from Parapanna Agrahara jail in Bengaluru where has been lodged after her conviction in the disproportionate assets case through video-conferencing. But, she did not appear before the court on Tuesday.

However, Sasikala’s relative V Bhaskaran, who was also cited as the accused in the case, appeared beforethe court.

It may be recalled that on a petition filed by her, the Madras High Court had on May 9 permitted her to be questioned through video-conferencing, while setting aside the April 29 order of the ACMM Malarmathi directing the Superintendent of the Central Prison in Bengaluru to produce Sasikala before the ACMM in Chennai on May 13 for questioning in the FERA case.